Essays on Medicine Page 11

In 2008, the National Institute of Health funded a multisite, longitudinal investigation that was designed to better evaluate racial/ethnic disparities in advanced care planning. Such disparities in patterns of end-of-life treatment, particularly between African American and White patients, had been well established in at least two decades of research. Patients with advanced cancer and a…

Do you know that 21 countries in the world have already  legalized marijuana for at least medical use?There are many positives to the legalization of marijuana nationally. Marijuana should be legalized nationally to help boost the economy, benefit medical patients, and match other legalized substances. First of all, marijuana sales have helped increase the economy…

Genetically Modified Foods can be made from animals, plants or other microorganisms whose genetic makeup has been modified in the laboratory using genetic engineering or transgenic technology. But some foods are naturally genetically modified. Such as corn, soybean, canola, sugar beets and squash. The article from “DowArgo Sciences” states GMO’s are made from choosing a…

Introduction Basically, quantitative easing could refer to a concept of increasing the money supply of various financial institutions through financial floods hence, increasing and promoting their lending and liquidity stability. This concept allows different financial and corporate world to enhance and facilitate the aspect of liquidity across the world thus higher economic growth and development….

Since the Supreme Court’s recent affirmative ruling on gay marriage in July 2015. Cities across America have been celebrating with vibrant citywide parades. Colorful support speeches from prominent politicians. And arms opened wider than ever to the LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Queer, Intersex, Asexual) community. Although the court decision is a monumental stride of…

Although it is slowly becoming easier for the mentally ill to seek the help they need. The current amount of aid offered to those suffering from a debilitating mental disease. Is not nearly enough. Largely because the parameters to qualify for aid are not defined well enough. However, it is much easier to receive aid…

In all patients’ lives, spiritual, religious, or personal beliefs play a major role in decision- making surrounding healthcare options. Whether our beliefs lead us to seek the best medical help available, or to receive no treatment at all, each decision we make rests on our beliefs surrounding life and death. This is especially true when…

The newly elected president of the United States, Donald Trump, has already proposed many ideas of how to better our country. One of them, which includes a new and improved health care system, has caused a lot of controversy among our country. Donald Trump’s health care plan includes repealing Obama care, breaking down state barriers,…

According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, in 2016, there were 20.3 births for every 1,000 adolescent females ages 15-19 or 209,809 babies born to females in this age group. Births to teens ages 15-19 account for 5.3 percent of all births in 2016. Nearly nine in ten (89 percent) of…

Sports have come a very long way since the start of these activities starting in Greece and Rome. In 776 B.C. the first Olympics were held, and a dawn of a new lifestyle was born. After the games as the years went on sports became more and more defined and started to become more organized….